FeaturedNeuroscience·December 5, 2016·4 min readHow the Hippocampus Influences Future ThinkingResearchers report the hippocampus isn't just important for remembering past events, it also plays a vital role in future planning.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 3, 2016·4 min readElectronically Picking Your Brain – For Market ResearchResearchers look to neuroimaging and EEG technology to improve market research.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedPsychology·December 2, 2016·4 min readHow Do Children Hear Anger?Researchers use neuroimaging technology and acoustical analysis to better understand how kids process emotion in speech.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 1, 2016·5 min readImaging Technique Can See You ThinkResearchers use fast fMRI to track the brain activity that occurs during thought. The study could be a significant step toward mapping the neural networks responsible for attention, perception and other cognitive functions.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 30, 2016·5 min readBrain Pattern Flexibility and BehaviorResearchers investigate how high level cognitive processing occurs by looking at how different brain regions are connected.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·November 29, 2016·5 min readReligious Beliefs Activate Neural Reward Circuits in Same Way As Sex and DrugsPowerful spiritual feelings were associated with activation in the nucleus accumbens, an area of the brain associated with reward, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 23, 2016·4 min readMissed Connections: Memory Related Brain Activity Loses Cohesion As We AgeResearchers report groups of brain regions that synchronize their activity during memory tasks become smaller and more numerous as people age.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 21, 2016·5 min readStudy Reports Plant Compounds May Boost Brain Function in Older PeopleAccording to a new study, caroteniods may be able to boost brain function in older adults.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·November 17, 2016·3 min readHow Do the Brains of People Who Don’t Like Music Work?Researchers explain the neural mechanisms behind a person's lack of sensitivity to music.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·November 8, 2016·4 min readBrain ‘Fat’ Key to Mental HealthA new study reports researchers have discovered a previously unknown relationship between brain function and structure. The findings could help explain how communication breaks down in diseases such as multiple sclerosis and schizophrenia.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·November 8, 2016·4 min readResearchers Find Widespread Distribution of Brain Activity During Absence SeizuresDisruptions in brain activity during a common form of childhood seizures are more global than researchers previously believed, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 4, 2016·5 min readBrain “Reads” Sentences the Same in English and PortugueseResearchers report that when the brain "reads" or decodes a sentence in English or Portuguese, its neural activation patterns are the same.Read More